Need a workstand
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I really need a workstand to clean and maintain my bike whilst helping my poor old back!
I found this on the Bay of Fleas, and since it's "only" £24.99 with free postage, it seems to be about the cheapest workstand available - despite me having a £50 Evans voucher!
Has anyone used a stand of this design before, i.e., it doesn't clamp on the crossbar?
Any thoughts/comments/drawbacks, or should I just get on and buy it?
I found this on the Bay of Fleas, and since it's "only" £24.99 with free postage, it seems to be about the cheapest workstand available - despite me having a £50 Evans voucher!
Has anyone used a stand of this design before, i.e., it doesn't clamp on the crossbar?
Any thoughts/comments/drawbacks, or should I just get on and buy it?
I bought one like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEDALPRO-FOLDING-BICYCLE...
Numerous sellers sell the same one. I'm pleased with it; it's pretty sturdy and does all I need for home maintenance
Numerous sellers sell the same one. I'm pleased with it; it's pretty sturdy and does all I need for home maintenance
Those stand look pretty good, to be fair.
I bought a Park Tools PCS10 from Amazon.
I don't normally bother with Amazon, but I'd been given a generous voucher by colleagues when I left my last job, and it needed using. Otherwise, I'd never have considered spending so much on a workstand.
The one drawback of the Park Tools stand for me is that I've nowhere to clamp on my MTB, as the cables and hoses run under the top tube, and the seat tube, and there's too much 'stuff' on my seatpost and downtube. I often find myself clamping the actual saddle if I'm in a hurry.
I bought a Park Tools PCS10 from Amazon.
I don't normally bother with Amazon, but I'd been given a generous voucher by colleagues when I left my last job, and it needed using. Otherwise, I'd never have considered spending so much on a workstand.
The one drawback of the Park Tools stand for me is that I've nowhere to clamp on my MTB, as the cables and hoses run under the top tube, and the seat tube, and there's too much 'stuff' on my seatpost and downtube. I often find myself clamping the actual saddle if I'm in a hurry.
Well its the ideal design but cheap stands have cheap locking mechanisms., usually plastic and when you are putting a hihg value bike on a stand, you want to know its secure. Having a good stand makes fixing things easier and you tend to have more confidence in what you are doing so the cost of the stand is saved by not taking repairs to the shop to fix. My advice would be buy the very best workstand you can afford.
I've had cheap ones and they are awful. I've found the two/three leg base ones with the arm that the bike hangs from, like this are ok but somewhat unstable, it doesnt take much to tip the bike and the bike hangs quite low making it harder to work on, plus they tend to wobble a bit when you turn the pedals. I'd prefer not to clamp stuff around tubes too regardless of frame material.
Stands like this are far better, you can spin the bike round, the weight is directly over the base, you can rotate the pedals at a fair rate and not experience any wobbles too. You can work on the bike when stood up straight which is far more comfortable too. Whilst I am sure the Park Tool stand is better than the two leg stand of the same design I had, having the Elite Race now is just perfect.
I've had cheap ones and they are awful. I've found the two/three leg base ones with the arm that the bike hangs from, like this are ok but somewhat unstable, it doesnt take much to tip the bike and the bike hangs quite low making it harder to work on, plus they tend to wobble a bit when you turn the pedals. I'd prefer not to clamp stuff around tubes too regardless of frame material.
Stands like this are far better, you can spin the bike round, the weight is directly over the base, you can rotate the pedals at a fair rate and not experience any wobbles too. You can work on the bike when stood up straight which is far more comfortable too. Whilst I am sure the Park Tool stand is better than the two leg stand of the same design I had, having the Elite Race now is just perfect.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 5th January 11:20
yellowjack said:
Those stand look pretty good, to be fair.
I bought a Park Tools PCS10 from Amazon.
I don't normally bother with Amazon, but I'd been given a generous voucher by colleagues when I left my last job, and it needed using. Otherwise, I'd never have considered spending so much on a workstand.
The one drawback of the Park Tools stand for me is that I've nowhere to clamp on my MTB, as the cables and hoses run under the top tube, and the seat tube, and there's too much 'stuff' on my seatpost and downtube. I often find myself clamping the actual saddle if I'm in a hurry.
I have the PCS9 which is pretty much the same without the better clamp and the little holder thingy. Great stand. Built like a tank but folds down to something fairly small in seconds.I bought a Park Tools PCS10 from Amazon.
I don't normally bother with Amazon, but I'd been given a generous voucher by colleagues when I left my last job, and it needed using. Otherwise, I'd never have considered spending so much on a workstand.
The one drawback of the Park Tools stand for me is that I've nowhere to clamp on my MTB, as the cables and hoses run under the top tube, and the seat tube, and there's too much 'stuff' on my seatpost and downtube. I often find myself clamping the actual saddle if I'm in a hurry.
Back on topic - i went through this debate, didn't want to spend so much - but i have a variety of bikes and i didn't want to clamp anything anywhere it wasn't designed for..........
i ended up with
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/t...
although I got mine from decathlon for £99.99 - they seem to be out of stock now.
i ended up with
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/t...
although I got mine from decathlon for £99.99 - they seem to be out of stock now.
I'm in the market for a bike stand, so rather than starting a new thread, I thought I'd bump this one.
I'm after something that is fairly easy to fold up, as it will mainly be used outside for cleaning my mountain bike. On that basis it probably needs to cope well with getting wet too.
I'm torn between getting a cheapy off eBay, or the Park Tools (Halfords seems to be the best price at the moment) - I've seen the Park Tools one and it seems massive, not sure if that is the standard size or not. In earlier threads a few PHers have mentioned that they have this one - how has it lasted?
I'm after something that is fairly easy to fold up, as it will mainly be used outside for cleaning my mountain bike. On that basis it probably needs to cope well with getting wet too.
I'm torn between getting a cheapy off eBay, or the Park Tools (Halfords seems to be the best price at the moment) - I've seen the Park Tools one and it seems massive, not sure if that is the standard size or not. In earlier threads a few PHers have mentioned that they have this one - how has it lasted?
Being a cheapskate, I bought this one for £30:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0080R1CBG/
It does the job well enough.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0080R1CBG/
It does the job well enough.
47p2 said:
I've two different work-stands, both hold the bike in different positions for different jobs
Feedback Sports Sprint
A couple of questions which spring to mind on that one...Feedback Sports Sprint
1. What do you do when you need the front wheel to be fitted whilst you're working on the bike?
2. Does that not cause an issue for bikes which have shifter cables running under the bottom bracket?
Whilst I can do most of what I need with the same stand as Amateurish (albeit under a different brand name - there's loads on Amazon), it does seem that nobody has yet come up with a stand specifically designed for mountain bikes.
Amateurish said:
Being a cheapskate, I bought this one for £30:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0080R1CBG/
It does the job well enough.
Thats very similar to the LIdl/Aldi ones...http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0080R1CBG/
It does the job well enough.
Be warned the plastic clamps are not the best quality, mine has now failed which means that I can no longer raise the bike up.
Kermit power said:
What do you do when you need the front wheel to be fitted whilst you're working on the bike?
Use my other stand...
That said the stand where I remove the front wheel is the stand I prefer to use, it's more stable and solid for doing heavier jobs and setting the indexing.
Kermit power said:
Does that not cause an issue for bikes which have shifter cables running under the bottom bracket?
No...There is a rubber on the stand that the BB shell sits on and it has a gap for cables etc.Kermit power said:
A couple of questions which spring to mind on that one...
1. What do you do when you need the front wheel to be fitted whilst you're working on the bike?
2. Does that not cause an issue for bikes which have shifter cables running under the bottom bracket?
Whilst I can do most of what I need with the same stand as Amateurish (albeit under a different brand name - there's loads on Amazon), it does seem that nobody has yet come up with a stand specifically designed for mountain bikes.
1 - you can take the rear wheel out and slide the clamp forwards to go in the rear dropouts - allowing you to put the front wheel in and do head bearings and the like, some stands have 2 clamps for different widths. 1. What do you do when you need the front wheel to be fitted whilst you're working on the bike?
2. Does that not cause an issue for bikes which have shifter cables running under the bottom bracket?
Whilst I can do most of what I need with the same stand as Amateurish (albeit under a different brand name - there's loads on Amazon), it does seem that nobody has yet come up with a stand specifically designed for mountain bikes.
2 - the support under the bottom bracket is u shaped so only rests under the bb bearings and allows a gap for cables.
I spent forever looking for a stand that didn't require clamping frames / seat posts and ended up with a tacx spider - £100 in decathlon was the best i could do.
esuuv said:
1 - you can take the rear wheel out and slide the clamp forwards to go in the rear dropouts - allowing you to put the front wheel in and do head bearings and the like, some stands have 2 clamps for different widths.
Yes you can, a bit of a palaver though so easier for me to just use the other standI bought the one suggested by OP. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Home-mechanic-bicycle-cy...
Wasn't very impressed. A few bits of plastic broke, meaning that I had to bodge back together with some bolts and other bits I had lying around.
I ended up buying the Lidl one. Same price ~£25, but much better functionality and quality. A couple of friends have Park Tool ones, they are better, but cost 3 or 4 times more.
I still have the old eBay one lying around. If anyone want its they can have it for free. Collect from SW London - SW4 8EN
Wasn't very impressed. A few bits of plastic broke, meaning that I had to bodge back together with some bolts and other bits I had lying around.
I ended up buying the Lidl one. Same price ~£25, but much better functionality and quality. A couple of friends have Park Tool ones, they are better, but cost 3 or 4 times more.
I still have the old eBay one lying around. If anyone want its they can have it for free. Collect from SW London - SW4 8EN
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